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The Legends of Wrestling - "Classy" Freddie Blassie : Listen, You Pencil Neck Geeks

The Legends of Wrestling - "Classy" Freddie Blassie : Listen, You Pencil Neck Geeks

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: They Don't Call Him "Classy" For Nothing!!!!
Review: So far I have read the books written by Foley (Have A Nice Day & Foley Is Good),Hogan,Piper,Heenan & Lawler and I must tell you all BLASSIE'S IS BY FAR THE BEST!!! BUY this book!!! READ EVERY WORD of it and you will walk away appreciating the man you grew up hating on saturday morning wrestling EVEN MORE!!!! I hated him growing up but I now have a much better appreciation for him after reading this book. As Jesse Ventura would say, he "tells it like it is" from his disliking of "polish power" Ivan Putski to his regrets of not getting closer to his children. A true classic all around filled with lots of great memories.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: FANTASTIC READ!!!
Review: There are other great reviews so I'll be brief. This is a fantastic book. Freddie is brutally honest, although it isn't exactly a tell-all book either. If it was, it would have to be a LOT longer because he was in the business for so long.

It's one of the best books on wrestling published, although I think even non-wrestling fans would enjoy the stories, despite the "colourful" language at times.

It may not quite be in the league with Mick Foley's books which should be most people's first choice, but I would highly recommend it if those were already read. Also a good one to check out is Lou Thesz's autobiography called "Hooker."

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Take a look at the old wrestling days
Review: This book takes you in to the life of Classy Freddie Blassie. It gives all wrestling fans a look at how wrestling used to be. How serious people took it and how the fans responded to the kind of Freddie. If you are a wrestling fan and are into reading autobiographies then you need to pick up this book. If you are a wrestling fan and not into reading then you need to pick one up and gives you a look into how the life of a wrestler goes.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: King of Men
Review: This book was really neat. You learn alot about the self-proclaimed KING OF MEN. I really like how Freddie used some harsh language to describe certian things in his life and certian people. It was like hearing an old war tale by your grand-father or someone from the ww2 era. I found out how long the man was actually in the wrestling buisness...since 1935. That is a while, almost 70 years! Thats amazing to think some one could love his job that much. I highly recomend this book to anyone interested in reading about an amazing legend. GO READ IT!!!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent autobiography, extremely honest
Review: This is the most unpolitical honest wrestling autobiography out there today. Fred Blassie doesn't sugarcoat in this book; he speaks his mind freely. You really get inside the head of one of the original innovating heels. The book works almost as a playbook for how to be a great heel and how to work the character to perfection.

Plus the book features many different summaries from other wrestlers and personalities from Blassie's life. These entries add to the book a level of credibility unlike the horrible summaries from Jim Ross in Steve Austin's mediocre book.

This may be the best autobiography ever written and I recommend it to all wrestling fans, because you will learn so much from it. There is so much to learn from Fred Blassie and he is an open book in his book. So buy and enjoy!


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